Combined flash light and reading glass



Oct. 25, 1932.` H. M. BLOCHl 1,884,968

COMBINED FLASH LIGHT AND READING' GLASS Filed Jan. l2. 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 25, 1932. 1. H. M. BLOCH 1,884,968

' coraBINEDfFLAsH LIGHT AND READING GLAss Filed Jam 12. 19311 3 sheets-sheet 3 l52 i@ l 4 l Patented Oct. 25, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT lOFFICE l v ISABELLE 1I. M. BLocH, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS COMBINED FLASH- LIGHT AND READING GLASS Application led January 12, 1931. Serial No. 508,159.

Same.

showing the casing partly open to disclose details of interior structure.

Figure 4 is a detail section at the line 4-4 on Figure 3.

Figure -5 is a side elevation of another form of the invention.

Figure 6 is a section at the linel 6-6 on Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a section Figure 6. v

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the device with the reading glass extended in position for magnifying the matter illuminated by the light.

Figure 9 of the invention.

Figure 10 is a section at on Flgure 9. .A v

Figure 11 is a section of the casing at the line 11'11 on Figure 9 showing the dry cell and the lamp in side elevation.

Figure 12 is a perspective view of the device in this form with the reading vglass extended ina position for ma ifying the matter on the area illumina by the lamp.

Referring tothe form shown in Figures l to 4: At A there is shown in entirety a flashlight of familiar form. and construction whichis telescopingly inserted in an openended pocket or cell, b, of the casing, B, which is preferably made lof iexible material as leather or the like, so as to receive the parts which are to be held in relation to each other,

at the line 7-7 on the line 1o-10 snugly, witboutrequiring mechanical en- Figure 3 is a perspectlve view of the same is aside elevation of a third form gagement for retaining them in assembled relation, except as hereinafter indicated; but it should be understood that. the invention is not limited to the employment of such dexible material for the casing, and on the contrary, such casing may be rigid except as to the folded iiaps hereinafter mentioned. Y

The case, B, has an opening atone lateral edge, as seen at 10 for aording access to the customary switch-operating slide, 11, of the 60 flashlight. l

Beside the pocket or'cell which accommodates the flashlight unit, the case, B, has a pocket or cell, b1, alongside the cell, b, for

accommodating a reading glass, C, which ma be understood to be of familiar form an character, comprising a handle, 14, by which it is pivotally secured to the casing, A, as by an eyelet seen at 15, for swinging into and out of the cell, b1, said pivot being at v suitable position topermit the lens, c, of the reading glass to swlng out to a position overhanging the light lens, 16, of the flashlight, the reading glass being designed to extend in a plane parallel to the axis of the lens,16, of the flashlight when it is swung out of the case, A, to the position indicated.

The case A, may be made with the outer side of the pocket, b1, formed as a flexible flap which may-be iexed outwardly for convenience of manipulating the reading glass in swinging it in and out of its cell.

In the ferm shown in Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8, the dev'iceis made inthe form of a slender tube, as of a pocket fountain pen or pencil, the tubular case,30, serving for receiving a dry cell, 31, arranged to be entered at one beam directed from the end of the tube and retained by a cap, 32,

which carries a manually operable ca-m for operating the switch, V34, by which the :circuit connection of the dry cell with the lamp bulb is controlled; and the opposite end of the tube is arranged for holding and stopping in proper position the lamp bulbs, 35, and the beam-directing lens, 36. Y

The construction as thus far described it will be lrecognized is similar, in general, to

lights except as to dimensions and form and manuallyl operable switch for controlling the location of the controlling switch. illumlnation of the lamfp.

The tubular casing, 30, is exteriorly formed In testimony whereo I have hereunto set at one side with a slideway, 37, for retairfiing ily hand t 1Chicago, Ill., thls 6th day of and 'din the enclosin frame 4l o an anuary, o

5 oblonggurea ing glass, ngsaid frame being y ISABELLE H. M. BLOCH. 7

extended at the inner end beyond the length of the glass to ali'ord a mounting portion which may remain slidingly engaged Withthe guideway, 37, when the lens .of the read- 75 ing glass is thrust out to reading position parallel to and overhanging the light beam projected from the beam-projecting lens of the flashlight, i

lin the form illustrated in Figures .9, 16,11 ao and 12, the flashlight unit is in the familiar orm which is shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7, and is arranged with respect to the readingI glass so as to dispense with the casing, A,

2@ of the form sli-own in Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, a5

by mounting the reading glass of the form shown in Figures `l to l hingedly on the side of the Hashlight body, 50, as by a pivot, 51, positioned at such distance from the opposite ends respectively of said body that the 90 reading glass, 55, may be adjusted about the pivot to out-of-use position as seen in dotted line in Figure 8, lapping on the side of the body and not projecting any substantial distance beyond the handle end of the body; and 95 so that when swung around 180 degrees to the opposite end, the reading glass will extend beyond the lightend of the body into proper position for reading the illuminated 100 area.

rllhe body,` 50, may be formed with slight outwardly struck bosses, 53, 53, at opposite sides of the pivot of the reading glass, over which bosses the stem, 52, of the reading'- 105 glass snaps and between which it becomes engaged When it is swung from out-of-use position at which it is seen in dotted line in Figure 12, to position for use shown in full line.

A. like pair of bosses, 54, 54: may be provided at the rear side of the pivot for engaging the no reading glass rim and holding its glass at out-of-use position. ll claim: v 1. lln combination with an electric lash- 1 1151 light comprising a tubular casing for an energizing dry cell and a lamp bulb and beamdirecting-means mounted in one end of said casing, an oblong reading glass havin/g its width approximately equal to the diameter of 120 the tubular casing, the casing having at one side a guideway for the reading glass, the latter being arranged for sliding in said G0 guldeway from a position alongside the tubular casing to a position lateral with respect to the flashlight beam.

2. The construction dened in Claim l, the tubular casing having at the end opposite that at which the lamp bulb is mounted av Y 130. 

